Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-10


MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have notified Mr.. w. II. Moh-
Ter contractor for laying sewers TO begin work on
12-inch sewer on the west side OF 7th street, be-
tween street and North Carolina avenue south
east, before the 18th inst.
NJ. s. West has been appointed a clerk in the en-
glneer department at salary or 800.
F1re-escapeS will be erected on the west and
north fronts Of Albaugh's opera House.
JAS Grady, private OF the fire department, has
been dismissed, and Conrad Reinhart appointed to
I'LL the vacancy.
BUILDING PERMITS
nave Deen issued by Inspector EnuwiSe as follows:
To erect-D. Ii. Hazen, four brick dwellings Nos
1902 to 1908 street southwest; 81, 600. Nj. b.
Miller, frame dwelling, Washington street, Ana
tngs; 81 300 A. S. Caywood, brick stable in rear
OF 21O New York avenue; $500. To repair-Mrs.
Fallen, No: 2l9 LIST street northeast; 500. ]. W.
EdmOndS, house on southeast corner OF I'd street
ana New York avenue; 500.
BREAKING INTO PULLMAN CAR.-About 5 O'Clock
yesterday morning, when VIM. H. Porter, COL
Ored porter on Pullman car on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad. got up, he found a young white
he had entered the car through window, to wash
himself. The porter found that one OF the WIN
dows had been broken open, as had glass case in
the car, and two bottles OF whisky and box Of
cigars which had been taken from the case were
found under seat. The intruder who gave his
name as John Reamer was arrested by Officer
Llghtboun, and Judge Smell to-day held him for
the action OF the grand jury, on charge OF house.
breaking.
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ENTITLED TO PAY WHILE WAITING FOR WORK.
In response to an inquiry from the collector OF Gus
toms at New York, the solicitor OF the Treasury
has decided that the inspectors OF customs, who
a r. moi no do GSxphn
are actually employer" wnen waiting orders
though they are performing no work, and are
therefore entitled to pay at such times. He holds
that When absent On account OF sickness con-
tracted while In the performance of their duties
they are entitled to pay also. But when on leave
OF absence, 1t is decided, they can draw no pay.
An Arch Made Of 400 Heads.
From the Liverpool Mercury.
In letter from Cabul Mr.. j. s. Pynes, an Eng
lishman, who has been looking after the construc-
ton of the amir's workshops, writes: "Abdur
Rahman is man whose word must not be dis
puted. saw curious piece OF architecture here
the other day, CHASTITY triumphal arch made by
artisans OF the place with the heads OF 200 prison.
ers taken In the rebellion. You can't imagine the
horror OF the sight. Yesterday l was riding
through the bazaar and came across the head
mounted on pole of Ta1mur SHAH"
The Observation-Disclosures Elopcment.
From London Life
We have not heard much OF late of the adven-
lures OF Mile. Martinez Campos-or Campos y
Martin-and her abductOr, NJ. Mielvaque 1t APP
pears that they are still living in London waiting
lor the happy day. They are surrounded by a
number OF friends, among whom are the Marquis
de Salinas the Baron de Brix and several other of
the young blOods who assisted at the famous alb
ductlon In the Bots de Boulogne. The young lady's
fortune has been much exaggerated. 1t does not
quite reach $4,000 year. Stlll, in these evil
days, when money IS so scarce, $4,000 q year is
well worth clipping for.
ANOTHER FIGHT OVER IVES OLD RoAD.-A petit
stion was filed at Hamilton, Ohio, Saturday, for an
injunction against the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton Railroad. 1t was signed by George X.
Duckw0rth, whose application for a receiver for
the road Is now under consideration by the court.
Inc peIillOn briefly asks that the directors be en-
joined IRON increasing the Indebtedness OF the
road. Mr.. DuckwOrth owns S3S, $50 OF Cincinnati,
Hanilton ana Dayton stock. He alleges the COM
us na0lItleS So, 7Gs,529. DuckwOrth says Direc-
tors VIM. NJ. Ramsay and Julias Dexter are in
New aoIk using the railroad companys money In
purchasing claims against Ives, Stayner 4 CO.
The Injunction prayed for is aimed against these
two directors.
Her WATCH RETURNED APTER SEVENTEEN YEARS.
In 1870 the house OF Mrs. susan O'Neil, in Wilkes
barre Pa, was entered by burglar and the lady's
gold watch, which was given her on her wedding
found, and as Mrs. omen priced the time-piece
very highly, she m0urned its loss very greatly. On
Friday last Catholic priest handed the watch to
over, became conscious-strtcken, and gave the
watch up IN the confessional.
SEVEN MEN DEv0URED BY WOLvES-TWelve
peasants who left the town OF Pitesti, IS miles
northwest OF Bucharest, to destroy the wolves
whicn INFESTED the district. were oyerpowered by
the IerOclOuS beasts and seven OF them were de-
youred: The remaining nve escaped badly
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